classical guitar

English

Noun

classical guitar (plural classical guitars)

1. A type of flat-tabled guitar of Spanish origin used primarily for Western classical music, flamenco, and Latin American music, with six nylon (formerly gut) strings, usually played with the fingers rather than with a plectrum.

Synonyms

• nylon-string guitar
• Spanish guitar

Derived terms

• classical guitarist

Translations

guitar used primarily for classical music

• Catalan: guitarra clàssica (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古典吉他 (gǔdiǎn jítā)

• Dutch: klassieke gitaar f or m
• Finnish: klassinen kitara
• French: guitare classique (fr) f
• Hungarian: klasszikus gitár
• Irish: giotár clasaiceach m
• Portuguese: violão (pt) m (Brazil), guitarra clássica f
• Romanian: chitară clasică f
• Russian: класси́ческая гита́ра f (klassíčeskaja gitára)
• Swedish: klassisk gitarr c

References

• 2005. The NPR Classical Music Companion: An Essential Guide for Enlightened Listening. Miles Hoffman. Pg. 92.